Announcements
 

International Goan Organization Meet and Greet Hon. Eduardo Faleiro, Commissioner for NRI Affairs Thursday July 24 from 7pm to 9pm. The I.G.O. invites you, your friends and their friends to Meet and Greet Hon. Eduardo Faleiro, Commissioner for NRI Affairs, (Cabinet Minister rank) Government of Goa, India at Cawthra Senior Centre, located at 1389 Cawthra Road South (South of the QEW) on Thursday July 24 from 7pm to 9pm. At our meetings on July 6th and 13th, many non-resident Goans (NRGs) expressed their extreme disappointment with regard to their ancestral properties in Goa and about opportunities for investing in the motherland. We promised that we would put these issues to the Hon Eduardo Faleiro when he visited Toronto for the International Goan Convention and so we are meeting our commitment to you. Please send us your questions that you would like us to put to the Hon. Faleiro and we will collate them and solicit his answers and/or commitment to taking action on these issues. Kindly e-mail your questions to Myra Tavares at mtavares2@rogers.com and copy almathias@rogers.com. by July 21st. Time is of the essence! Please review the attached flyer click here for details and forward to others who would benefit from attending the event. Breaking News "We have just been advised that seating at the Mississauga Senior Centre at 1389 Cawthra Rd South is Limited. Therefore, would those who want to attend please call or write to : Myra Tavares: Tel. # 905-626-5082 E Mail: mtavares2@rogers.cm  or Al Mathias Tel. # 905-848-8999 E mail: almathias@rogers.com  to avoid disappointment at the gate. We look forward to seeing you all. Best regards, Myra Tavares

2008 International Goan Convention Late Nite Dinner at the Bayleaf July 23, 2008 @ 9.00 p.m. Kevin Saldanha has asked Mark Fernandes of Bayleaf to provide a special Goan Dinner for tired and thirsty delegates. Mark will be providing the following menu: Potato chops and 'pattice'es Shrimp curry Kingfish curry with fried kingfish Rechad pomfret Mutton curry Special order: Surprise 'vegetarian' dish Rice & salad Wellington beer on tap, *new* Cheetah bottled beer which has been specially brewed to accompany our spicy foods. Kevin notes that this is a PYOW event !!!( .. pay your own way) BAYLEAF RESTAURANT 2400 Meadowpine boulevard Unit # 106-108 (Hwy 401 & Winston Churchill Blvd.) MISSISSAUGA (905)826-6437 http://www.bayleafrestaurant.ca

LIFE LEASE HOUSING PROJECT INFORMATION MEETINGS FOR THE GOAN AND INDO CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY The Goan and Canorient Seniors’ Clubs, the GOA and the GCO, invite you to an information meeting, to learn about a Life Lease Housing Project, for the Goan and Indo Christian (Manglorean, East and Anglo Indian,etc.) Community Seniors’ in the GTA. Dates of Meetings: Westend Eastend Sunday, October 26,2008, from 3 to 6 pm: Sunday, September 7,2008, from 2 to 5 pm Burnhamthorpe Community Centre, Commander Park Hall Forest Glen Room 140 Commander Blvd 1500 Gulleden Drive (off McCowan Road, North of the 401) (Off Burnhamthorpe Road, East of Dixie Rd) Scarborough. For more on the Life Lease Project Click here to download information sheet

"WORLD GOA DAY" To: All President's and Villagers of the Goan Overseas Village Associations of Canada. I wish to inform you all that the Goan Overseas Association, Toronto and the Alliance of Overseas Goan Village Associations of Canada along with our sister associations from around the World, will be celebrating "WORLD GOA DAY"on Saturday, August 16th, 2008 by hosting a "PICNIC" at Coronation Park, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Lets showcase our rich and unique Goan culture and heritage. Request Villages to come up with unique ways to represent their Village. Be proud to be a Goan. . Come one - Come all! Proud Villages of Goa: Salcete - Bardez - Ilhas Calangute, Parra, Moira, Curtorim, Loutolim, Raia, Navelim, Cortalim, Aldona, Siolim, Saligao, Mapuca, Panjim, Santa Cruz, Colva,Margao, Colvale, Condolim, Arpora, Tivim, Divar, Pilerne, Majorda ,Cansaulim , Pilerne, Carmona etc. We can assure that it will be a day of fun and entertainment.Your support will be our Goan success! We "R" Goans. Please forward this e-mail to all your family and friends and be a proud Goan. " World Goa Day was a dream which became a reality on the 20th August 2000 when the first ever World Goa Day took place. Let's keep that dream alive" Click to View Flyer Best wishes to all Goans around the World Antonio Mascarenhas Chairman Alliance of Overseas Goan Village Associations of Canada.

Quebec Goan Association Committee "Night in Goa" The Quebec Goan Association Committee would like to invite all members and friends of the community to an evening of Goan culture, food, entertainment and dance, entitled "Night in Goa". Here are the important details for the event: Date: Saturday, September 20th, 2008. Time: 6:00 pm Place: Surrey Aquatic and Community Centre 1945 Parkfield Avenue, Dorval, Quebec H9P 1T8 (514) 633-4001 Tickets: Adults - $20.00 Children (Ages 7 – 12) - $10.00 This Goan Folklore Extravaganza will be complete with a meal (including entrée, main course and dessert), as well as a Ballroom Dance Competition. Reserve your tickets asap (before the September 7th 2008 deadline), by contacting Mary Silveira (514) 685-2563 or Rose De Souza (514) 744-1905. Kind Regards and we look forward to seeing all of you in September, The QGA Committee